Overview
- The competition title debuts in Berlin with a star ensemble including Callum Turner, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning, Jamie Bell, Riley Keough, Pamela Anderson and Lukas Gage.
- Director Karim Aïnouz presents an absurdist, transgressive family satire written by Efthimis Filippou and loosely inspired by Marco Bellocchio’s Fists in the Pocket.
- At the press conference, Turner declined to address speculation that he could be the next James Bond as Letts defused the moment by joking he was the one taking the role.
- Letts framed the film’s themes in political terms, saying extreme wealth breeds bad behavior and can create fascism.
- Aïnouz said directing 007 is a personal dream and stressed the importance of public funding in a time of censorship concerns, while sales agents pursue international deals including U.S. rights.